Sugar and Stamp Acts Quiz

What was the purpose of the Sugar Act?

• To increase revenue for the British government

• To promote the sugar industry in the colonies

• To reduce the price of sugar for colonists

• To establish stricter regulations on sugar trade

Which act imposed a tax on printed materials in the colonies?

• Intolerable Acts

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

What was the main reason for the colonists' opposition to the Stamp Act?

• Fear of British control

• Taxation without representation

• Lack of available stamps

• High tax rates

Which act led to the famous slogan 'No taxation without representation'?

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Declaration of Independence

• Boston Tea Party

What was the colonial response to the Stamp Act?

• Indifference and apathy

• Celebration and support

• Peaceful negotiation and acceptance

• Widespread protest and resistance

Which act was repealed due to widespread protests and boycotts by the colonists?

• Tea Act of 1773

• Quartering Act of 1765

• Intolerable Acts of 1774

• Stamp Act of 1765

What did the colonists do to show their opposition to the Sugar Act?

• Paid the taxes without protest

• Appealed to the British government for a repeal of the Sugar Act

• Celebrated the Sugar Act

• Boycotted British goods and smuggled in sugar from other countries.

Which act allowed British officials to search colonial homes and businesses without a warrant?

• Tea Act

• Townshend Act

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

What was the colonial response to the Sugar Act?

• Peaceful acceptance

• Support and compliance

• Celebration and endorsement

• Widespread opposition and protests

Which act imposed a tax on tea imported into the colonies?

• Tea Act of 1773

• Intolerable Acts of 1774

• Stamp Act of 1765

• Sugar Act of 1764